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		1vuio0pswjnm7 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Disable AI in Firefox Mozilla's default setting is true. This is the tired, old "opt-out" tactic Almost no one changes defaults, according to the experts It's perverse to think about:config is doing favours for anyone except Mozilla and its business partners Otherwise the defaults would be false, i.e., opt-in

snapplebobapple 6 days ago [–]

Its easier to just go to a bfirefox rowser flavor that has better defaults like librewolf or maybe zen browser.

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